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The Chicago Sky have parted ways with assistant coach and former NBA big man Tree Rollins, who has had health problems in recent seasons, and promoted interim assistant Jonah Herscu.

"It was unfortunate for the past couple of years with Tree's health, particularly this last one. But he's doing fine," said Sky coach Pokey Chatman. The team asked on Rollins' behalf to not make the nature of his medical condition public, but the illness has required surgeries and has forced him to miss games.

When Chatman and her staff traveled to Uncasville, Conn., to coach the East team in the WNBA All-Star game in July, Rollins stayed home and Herscu served in his...

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